Craig Schoettler: Beverage professional of the year

It's no surprise that The Aviary, Grant Achatz's space-age cocktail lounge, found its way onto numerous best-of lists for 2011. But it's Craig Schoettler, not Achatz, who built from scratch The Aviary's molecular gastronomy-inspired cocktail menu, over which he reigns with the title executive...

It's no surprise that The Aviary, Grant Achatz's space-age cocktail lounge, found its way onto numerous best-of lists for 2011. But it's Craig Schoettler, not Achatz, who built from scratch The Aviary's molecular gastronomy-inspired cocktail menu, over which he reigns with the title executive... (Photo by Bill Hogan)

It's no surprise that The Aviary, Grant Achatz's space-age cocktail lounge, found its way onto numerous best-of lists for 2011. But it's Craig Schoettler, not Achatz, who built from scratch The Aviary's molecular gastronomy-inspired cocktail menu, over which he reigns with the title executive...